Ripple’s XRP Price: Bearish Continuation Pattern Forming

Ripple's XRP technical analysis for 13th February 2019. XRP has been both underperforming and trading in a bearish trend continuation pattern. We analyze recent movements to assess price prospects and the key levels to monitor.

An underperformance during a bullish surge which took place last week resulted in Ethereum once again surpassing XRP in terms of market cap and taking the position of the largest altcoin by market cap.

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Price seems to be trading in a downtrend with each lower high meeting resistance at the downward sloping trendline.

This is bringing price close to support at $0.296 and price is already after testing this level a number of times.

The repeated tests of the level increase the likelihood that price will break below with each test resulting in progressively fewer buyers to hold the level.

XRP 4-Hour Chart – Source: Tradingview.com

Every time price has traded above the downward trendline; sellers quickly arrived to bring the price back within the trendline.

The same situation has been taking place for an upward trendline connecting higher lows forming from the mid-December low.

With downward trendline sloping steeper, the pattern is more bearish and is forming as a bearish continuation pattern.

The key points to monitor for support for XRP price are the upward trend line and the $0.296 level.

Key Takeaways:

An underperformance from XRP has resulted in Ethereum overtaking it to reclaim the position of the largest altcoin in terms of market cap.

Price is trading in a bearish trend continuation pattern with a downward trendline connect lower highs.

Key support levels to monitor are upward trend line and $0.296.

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